Marathon Yacht Club Photos
Here are some of the seasonal and transient boat and member photos
May 2004
Winds haven't stopped yet! What's the deal? May is supposed to be
the start of Bahamas cruising.
- Lots of visiting boats this month -
(If you want a copy of any of these photos, just "right click" on it, then choose the "save as" command and save to a place on your computer)
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 Looking down the south pier from inside Creative Touch |
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Came in on one prop - did a great job and had lots of help getting into slip 9. Had the props removed to have redone. |
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 Saturday night May 8th was our "South of the Border" night. Jessica was our littlest Salsa Dancer! |
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 Julia E, from St Petersburg |
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 Knot 4 Sail - St Pete |
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 LionHart is back! (They were here in April too) |
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 Here's a classic lesson in seamanship (or lack thereof) that happens continually at the public launch ramp beside the Club. Boaters cast off immediately after starting their engines without letting them warm up first. Then when they put it in gear the engine stalls and they have a hard time restarting. When the winds are from the East, as they are here, then the boats get blown up onto the rocks just outside the channel. LESSON? Allow your engine(s) to warm up first before casting off from the dock. |
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 "Mar Lin" - left & right This is a serious fishing boat - out every morning before 7am to fish, then back to the Club each afternoon during their stay. Had some bad fuel problems when they arrived, but got that straightened up. |
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 Back from the Bahamas and enroute to Naples. The hassle of course, is now having to drive down to Key West to check in with Customs and Immigration. (You know -- if these FCYC members really were terrorists, don't you think they would have done something between when they arrived yesterday and driving to Key West today? -- and do you really think that if they were terrorists that they would even bother checking in? My recommendation is to allow US Citizens who have their boat customs sticker to call for a check in as usual without showing up in person. If they were going to lie or smuggle in an alien there is nothing to keep them from doing that anyway - sending the illegal alien off on their own without even telling the government. There is nothing to lose in terms of security risk, and it would significantly free up customs & immigration. |
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How many in your party please? We have a table waiting. |
 Nice Sunset from our Marina. Venus low in the evening sky. |
Now THAT's what you call a BIG SHIP in slip 7-8!
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